Mia is 1!

I can't believe Mia is already a year old.  It has gone way too fast.  To think she has gone from this...

 To this...

She's no longer a baby.  She is a spunky crazy little girl now and we have so much fun.

This year Mia got two birthday parties.  Her birthday was on Thursday but Monty had school, I had Relief Society stuff so we didn't tell Mia it was her birthday and we just celebrated it late.  She didn't seem to mind.  Friday night Mia's birth mom, grandma, and 2 aunts came over and we had pizza and cake.  Most of the pictures from that night have her birth family in them and since I want to keep their privacy, there weren't very many that I could post on the blog but there were a few where we chopped heads off by accident.

Mia's 1st birthday cake.

All ready for cake.  We tried to get her to blow out her candle but she didn't get the idea.

 Trying to get her to eat some cake.  She played in it a little bit and then...

 She decided she didn't like cake.  She screamed like she was being tortured.

 Happy now that she's free from the high chair and cake.  She couldn't let us clean her up first so I ended up covered in cake too.

 After a quick bath Mia opened presents.  She got some adorable clothes from her aunts and a fun book from her grandma.

 Her birth mom gave her a super soft bear and a fun toy that she's almost worn the battery out on already.  She won't stack the rings on but she loves to pull them off.

 On Saturday we had a big barbecue with mine and Monty's family.  We had 18 people at our house so we were very grateful for the beautiful weather so we could all eat outside.  The balloons were Mia's favorite part of the day.  We had to put them in the house during dinner so she'd eat something.

 Everyone hanging out.

 For Saturday Mia had her own little cupcake in addition to her birthday cake.

 Different day, different cake

 Same results.

 When she finally got her hands into the cupcake everyone cheered and she started crying.  I was beginning to think she didn't like cake but after the attention was off her she loved stealing bites of cake from everyone else.  After cake she opened presents.  She was spoiled.  She got dresses, Jammie's, an RSL (Real Salt Lake, the MLS team) outfit, books, a Sully doll (from Monsters inc.), a pig that snorts, bounces, and sings, a butterfly towel, hair bows, and a school bus she can push and ride on.

 She needed lots of help opening presents, hasn't quite figured that out yet either.

 The pig was her favorite.

 Her bus has really got her walking more.  She has lots of fun pushing it.

 When she rides on it she just kind of rocks back and forth.  She hasn't figured out how to make it go forward.  She thinks it's fun to ride it down the driveway though.

 Off she goes with her balloons trailing behind.

I swear before I know it she's going to be off and running and leaving us all behind.  Happy Birthday Boo!  We love you!